He says: “Money has gone low enough that we may need to access Government support. We don’t give up on the dream.

“You can also work and earn money but potentially claim some help for rent through housing benefits and council tax help through council tax benefit, just to give you that piece of mind.”

Mum-of-four Sophie had wanted to provide a better future for her kids Caden, 12, Rosa, nine, Ollie, four, and six-month-old Evie-May, by setting up her own company.

But Lee advises her the company would need time for it to begin providing the sort of steady income she needs to live a comfortable life.

Determined Sophie, who has designed a new range of goods to try and spur her business on, adds: “No matter what happens in regards to housing, I want to have this as my life for ever. That is the dream and I am willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it.”

Thankfully, it’s not all bad news for the talented dress-maker as by the end of the show orders for her designs begin to come in and she gets some of her designs stocked in a local shop – so things start to look up.